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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1760513529193combo-4 1.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="(From left) Khavn, JP Habac and Lawrence Fajardo. Handout"/>(From left) Khavn, JP Habac and Lawrence Fajardo. HandoutMANILA -- Puregold CinePanalo 2026 has announced the official top 15 shortlist for the festival&#x27;s full-length category. </div>The selected entries come from some of the country’s most passionate filmmakers — from promising newcomers to established industry veterans. With this year’s diverse and high-caliber lineup, Puregold CinePanalo 2025 is shaping up to be the festival’s most competitive and thrilling edition yet.Only seven filmmakers will be chosen from the list of 15, and each will get P5 million — the largest production grant in the history of the film festival.The top 15 full-length films for the 2026 Puregold CinePanalo are:<div> </div>Ennui - Alpha HabonPasilyo - Allen GalindoGods and Thieves - Tyrone AciertoApol of My Ai - Thop NazarenoMultwoh (Patay na Patay Sa’yo) - Rodina SinghAnd There was Silence - Jonathan JurillaWantawsan - Joseph AbelloStuck on You - Mikko BaldozaMono No Aware - BC AmparadoAng Lalakeng Lumuluha ng Perlas - Khavn Beast - Lawrence FajardoI’ve Seen Where it Ends - JP HabacAripuen - Christopher GozumPatay Gutom (Dead Hungry) - Carl Papa &amp; Ian PangilinanCatch Me if You Stan - Rayn Brizuela<div> </div>“The 2026 Puregold CinePanalo line-up is a revelation to us at the festival. Only three years in, we’ve earned the attention and trust of some of the country’s most important filmmakers,” said Puregold&#x27;s senior marketing manager and festival chair Ivy Hayagan-Piedad.“We are indebted to all the participants who entrusted their best-kept stories to us. We are humbled and extremely excited to make these dream projects a panalo reality,” she added.CinePanalo has built a strong track record for supporting films that have gained recognition abroad, including Kurt Soberano&#x27;s &quot;Under a Piaya Moon,&quot; Sigrid Bernardo&#x27;s &quot;Pushcart Tales,&quot; TM Malones&#x27; &quot;Salum,&quot; JP Habac&#x27;s &quot;Olsen&#x27;s Day,&quot; and others, which have screened in countries such as Pakistan, Morocco, Singapore, and the United States.This year, the festival’s record-breaking production grant and the international attention received by past entries have encouraged even more directors to join what promises to be the largest CinePanalo yet.The top 15 filmmakers will go through one more round of selection before the official festival lineup is announced. The select filmmakers will pitch directly to the festival&#x27;s selection committee, which will have the arduous task of narrowing down a final list of seven to proceed forward to the production phase.The select full-length films will be screened at the 2026 Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival, which will take place at the Gateway Cineplex 18 from August 7 to 18, 2026.Meanwhile, applications for the Puregold CinePanalo’s student shorts category continue. Interested applicants may still submit their dream projects <a href="https://tinyurl.com/PCPFFShorts">here</a> before 11:59 p.m. on November 25.

The chosen entries are from the country's most driven directors, ranging from budding voices to industry leaders.

The chosen entries are from the country's most driven directors, ranging from budding voices to industry leaders.

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CinePanalo 2026 reveals top 15 shortlist for full-length category

Josh Mercado

Published Oct 15, 2025 03:33 PM PHT

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